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1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election?

Douglas Walgren won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election. Douglas Walgren received 101,807 popular votes (54.24%). The main challenger was Ted Jacob (44.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Walgren and Jacob

Walgren +9.3 pts · won by 17,379 votes
Douglas WalgrenDemocraticWINNER54.24%
101,807 votes
Ted JacobRepublican44.98%
84,428 votes
William A. Lewis Jr.Libertarian0.77%
1,448 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.